QS World University Rankings 2021

QS World University Rankings 2021

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – International Relations; Education 

In news

• QS World University Rankings were announced recently. 
• As many as 25 courses by Indian universities have figured in the top 100 globally,

Key takeaways 

• Three IITs have entered the top 100 engineering institutes. 
• Engineering and technology category: IIT-Bombay – 49th position; IIT Delhi (54) and IIT Madras (94). 
• MIT, USA has retained its top position.
• Natural Sciences: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore – 92nd; IIT Bombay (114), IIT Madras (187), and IIT Delhi (210).
• Petroleum engineering programme: IIT-Madras – 30th;
• Mineral and mining engineering: IIT-Bombay – 41st; IIT-Kharagpur – 44th 
• Life sciences and medicine:  AIIMS – 248th.
• Arts and humanities: JNU – 159th, Delhi University- 252nd
• social sciences and management category: Delhi University – 208th 

Do you know? 

• QS Rankings by subject calculate performance based on four parameters — academic reputation, employer reputation, research impact and the productivity of an institution’s research faculty.
• These rankings offer independent data on the performance of 253 programmes at 52 Indian higher education institutions, across 51 academic disciplines.